The Europe Center is jointly housed in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford Global Studies Division.
Migration and Citizenship
Scholarly Publications
Intentions to Migrate Within the European Union: A Challenge for Simple Economic Macro-Level Explanations
December 2006
Individual mobility within the European Union has remained rather low, in spite of large socio-economical differences and the lack of political restrictions for citizens of member states.
Societal Determinants of National and European Identities: 1995 and 2003 in comparison
December 2008
For many centuries, Europe had been a battleground.
Proliferation of International Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: The Threat of Fragmentation vs. the Promise of a More Effective System? - Some Reflections from the Perspective of Investment Arbitration
December 2008
(From the introduction) For more than a decade, international lawyers and international relations scholars have been fascinated by an ever-increasing number of international courts and tribunals....
Other Publications
The Wrong Way to Stop Terrorism
February 2017
On January 27, true to his campaign promise to suspend Muslim immigration, U.S.
News
European Forum 2005-06 Year Update
June 2006
The European Forum at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University had an eventful and exciting 2005-06 academic year.
Save the Date: 'Ethnicity in Today's Europe' Conference - November 7-9 at Stanford University
October 2007
Headlines today blaze with stories about the fate of Europe. There is a sense, both in Europe and around the world, that a sort of "tipping point" has been reached.
Problems of membership: Seeking solutions to expansion, integration, and intervention in globalized Europe
August 2007
The Forum on Contemporary Europe (FCE) achieved two major goals in 2006-2007, by developing FCE into a trans-Atlantic hub for policy and academic leaders and guiding research affiliates to answer...
Old Events
The Swedish Presidency of the EU: Enlargement, Employment and Environment
March 1, 2001
On January 1 Sweden assumed the rotating chairmanship of the European Union.
Managing the Cold-War Legacy in Europe
June 30, 2001
A dozen years have passed since the end of the Cold War, but the legacy remains in both Western and Eastern Europe.
European Security and Defence Policy Workshop
March 20, 2002
Terrorism is a good example of the new security threats that seriously challenge what is still a largely state-centered security system.
Projects
Migration
Through periods of colonial expansion, New World emigration, postcolonial immigration, and Eurozone migration, Europe has been shaped and reshaped by the constant movement of people and communities...
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Europe, America and the Multilateral Trade System
This project examines the complex trade relationships between the US and the EU and their key roles in the development of the multilateral trade system.
English
Principles of European Integration: Treaty revisions in multi-stage two-level processes
This project explores the revision of the treaties of the European Union using a multi-stage two-level-analysis.
English
Multimedia
Immigration and Integration: Introduction
November 2015
Immigration policy has been a very controversial and highly debated topic for decades, both in the United States and in Europe.
Immigration and Integration: Current Research
November 2015
In this video, Jens Hainmueller, Co-Director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab, and Duncan Lawrence, Executive Director of the Immigration and Integration Policy Lab, explain some of the challenges created by current immigration...